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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21 | Chapter 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What order does Jim receive from the captain when the captain stops fighting with the drunken man?
(a) To send an SOS.
(b) To wake the first mate.
(c) To stop the engines.
(d) To not alert any of the passengers.

2. As the captain and the drunken man are fighting, what happens to the ship?
(a) The ship's engines fail.
(b) The ship runs across something.
(c) The ship catches on fire.
(d) The ship's sails go slack.

3. In his room while writing letters for Jim, what does Marlow expect to hear when Jim steps out on the balcony?
(a) Jim ask for forgiveness.
(b) Jim jump to his death.
(c) Jim begin to cry.
(d) Jim scream at the heavens.

4. Why can the Patna's captain and his fellow ship abandoners not free their lifeboat?
(a) They are not strong enough.
(b) A mooring line is caught.
(c) A sliding bolt is jammed.
(d) They panic and forget how to launch the lifeboat.

5. What kind of ship finds the listing Patna?
(a) A tugboat.
(b) A schooner.
(c) A cutter.
(d) A gunboat.

Short Answer Questions

1. While the captain is trying to free the lifeboat and abandon his ship, what are the passengers doing?

2. How many passengers are on the Patna before the incident under inquiry occurs?

3. What is the name of the man whose job Jim will be taking over for Stein's company?

4. How does Chester die?

5. What does Jim contemplate doing while in the lifeboat, but does not do because he does not want to give the other three men in the lifeboat the satisfaction?

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